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As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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